Jasmine Lapsley choked to death on a grape after an ambulance took 30 minutes to reach her.

A 6-year-old British girl choked to death on a grape after an ambulance took 30 minutes to reach her.

Jasmine Lapsley from Merseyside was enjoying a family holiday in north Wales when the fruit tragically got stuck in her throat.

It took emergency services staff more than half-an-hour to respond in August 2014, before she was eventually flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital.

When she arrived, doctors said the girl still had a pulse but later said there was no chance of survival, reported Mirror Online.

Now her heartbroken parents have blamed the Welsh Ambulance Service, saying their daughter’s life could have been saved if they had responded quicker.

Jasmine's dad Robert described her as "truly a shining light" who was "full of love, life, energy and enthusiam."

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"She was always what we've wanted. She's not here any more," her mum Kathleen said. "When you open your eyes every morning, it's just there. This nightmare's just there. And we have to live with that now for the rest of our lives."

Her dad Robert described Jasmine as "truly a shining light" and said she was "full of love, life, energy and enthusiam."

The Welsh Ambulance Service launched an investigation into their handling of the emergency and offered the family their "sincere apologies."

An inquest into Jasmine’s death has now been opened and is expected to last for two weeks.